Rain In Goa And My Intense Sadhana

 When we planned a short trip to Goa from July 5^th, I had absolutely no idea that it was going to be a landmark journey of my life. On hindsight, I can see that I was given a notice on July 1^st when during my meditation I felt intense vibrations that was an experience of its own kind!

Starting with Shiv aradhana

Decades back I started worshipping Lord Shiva, doing milk and water abhishek on Mondays, and chanting His mantras regularly. Gradually I started getting directed to include Devi worship, with making lemon diyas, kumkum abhishek, lighting ghee lamps, and doing agnihotra.

Shiv Shakti

Then a shift happened in May 2022 . Only in retrospect I know that the shift happened then. On July 1^st it became clear that I am getting blessings of Shiva and Shakti in equal measures. 

So the sadhana also changed and it went in an intense manner in Goa.

Heavy rains forcing us indoors

All five days in Goa we had very heavy rains that kept us indoors most of the time. One day morning it was clear, giving us just enough time to go to the beach and wet our feet in the sea. So it was intense sadhana as directed by the Higher forces and I was totally in another dimension!

Eye gazing meditation

Suddenly it struck me that I could coax my husband to do eye gazing meditation with me. I have done it with my daughters and loved the experience.

It is a deeply connecting and transformative Buddhist meditative practice, a soul-connecting meditation to feel whole. One feels more connected to the other person, as if there was no separation between you, only union and harmony. One will also realise that the other is nothing else but a mirror that reflects your own inherent creativity, resourcefulness, and wholeness. Finally, as your ego lets go of its defence, you will experience what it is like to surrender to something greater than yourself, something divine and sacred.

So we sat down for this meditation and he started giggling. When you do for the first time, it is a common occurrence. I experienced it while doing with my daughter for the first time, so I told him not to worry; it would go off after some time. And so it happened and we had a good experience. I had set the alarm to know when to finish, and both of us felt that we had done only half of the time set.

Five days of Bliss

And then it went as directed by the Universe and both of us were totally recharged!

Reference:

https://www.recipesforwellbeing.org/eye-gazing-meditation/#:~:text=Simply%20sit%20with%20your%20chosen,again%20on%20your%20partner's%20eyes.

Clearing Karmic Debts

Jai Kishan (name changed) wanted to have a PLR (Past Life Regression session) with me. This 37 year old youth was so much pained by the behaviour of his relatives to him and his family. 

"They wouldn’t even mind killing us. I would like to understand why I was born in such a family. One particular uncle has so much hatred against me." I asked him to watch my short recorded PLR session for a couple of times before our appointment and he could get some glimpses of past lives.

The session starts

As I took him into trance, he saw himself as a man with long hair, wearing ornaments, standing in a long hall with many pillars. He was thinking of an old fragile woman with great concern.

On instruction to go to the moment he was with this woman, he recognised her as his mother. She was lying on a bed, looking at him with sad eyes and crying, as he was kneeling beside her. He was guided to a time when she was young. She was 25 years then, and he was a child. She was playing with him, lifting him and turning around. She was wearing a beautiful sari, and lot of gold ornaments. He noticed that they were living in a palace, with lots of servants around. He sensed that his mother and father were worried about something.

To that significant moment

On being guided to go to the most significant moment in that life time, he saw himself in a battle field, waging war against Moghuls. 

He was right next to his father, both were riding horses. He saw the huge army of the enemy in front, then one man came into focus, it was that hostile uncle of his present life. Suddenly he slashed his uncle’s throat, his head flew off. They won the war, his father was relieved and happy and the soldiers rejoiced.

Later years

He saw himself as the ruler, riding around in his kingdom, watching happy people. He had taken a decision to avoid battles. He was a much loved and respected king and people were very sad when he left his body.

The revelation

He got the answer why his uncle was holding so much anger towards him. It also explained why so many relatives were trying to harm them. Because in that war, he had killed so many and those souls will reincarnate to clear the karmic debt. I advised him to practice Ho'oponopono.

Ancient Polynesian beliefs were adapted in recent times by Hawaiian healers to solve current day societal ills. The phrase Ho'oponopono means to 'set right'; in this case setting things right by acknowledging one's responsibility for having caused wrong, seeking forgiveness and love, finally expressing gratitude.

Presence of energies during Reiki attunement

A sacred ceremony

Reiki attunements are sacred ceremonies for me and I am always assisted by Divine forces. The energies present vary with different persons and it gives me insights. I have felt the presence of Buddha, Jesus, Shakti, Mahadev etc., with different people. And when I asked, they were the Ishtadev of the persons concerned.

Vishnu energy with a child

Recently I was attuning a nine year old child and the presence of Vishnu energy was very strong. 

I asked the mother whether the child had any affinity to Vishnu/ Krishna, was she in the habit of saying “Hare Krishna” or “Hey Krishna”. The answer was negative. Then I tried to find out whether the main idol at her house was Lord Krishna, but it was not. I am aware that in spiritual pursuit, it is not always possible to get logical explanations and so I left it at that.

Here comes the revelation

After five days I got a message from her mother, “There are so many things that we forget in all this hustle and bustle of life. I recall reading Geeta and praying and serving Ladoo Gopal (Krishna’s childhood form that is worshipped) before I conceived and continued doing that during my pregnancy.”

We both were happy to get the little mystery solved! 

Changing Facet Of Times- Kamakhya Devi's Idol

A beautiful idol of Kamakhya Devi

About four years back I bought a metal idol of Kamakhya Devi. 

The Kamakhya Temple is a Hindu temple at Nilachal hills in Guwahati, Assam, dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya.  It is one of the oldest and most revered centres.  Structurally, the temple is dated to the 8th-9th century with many subsequent rebuildings, and the final hybrid architecture defines a local style called Nilachal. It is also one of the oldest of the 51 pithas in the Shakta tradition.

 An obscure place of worship for much of history it became an important pilgrimage destination, especially for those from Bengal, in the 19th century during colonial rule. The main temple is surrounded in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas of Saktism, namely, Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika.

The intriguing idol

Shiva, with his third eye, even sets Kama afire, but the eye (aksha) and desire (kama) merge to create Kamakhya.

They transform Shiva from Kamantaka, the killer of desire, to Kameshwara, the lord of desire. In South India, Kamakhya is called Kamakshi, and she is visualised with the symbols of Kama: sugarcane, flowers, and the parrot. In Assam, she is visualised very differently – as a six-headed, twelve-armed goddess, seated on a lotus that rises from the navel of Shiva, who rests on the back of a lion.

This image reminds one of the more popular Vaishnava image of Brahma seated on a lotus, rising from the navel of Vishnu, sleeping on the coils of a serpent. While in Vaishnava traditions, Brahma is visualised as frightened after his birth, Kamakhya of the Shakta traditions is visualised as all- powerful, even placing her foot on Shiva’s chest.

A place in my puja room

The idol was kept in my puja room and I started chanting the mantra for Devi daily. 

Since the idol never tarnished, I used to clean it only by dusting, and it never fell down from my hands.

The idol broke, breaking my heart

One day while dusting it, just like that it broke horizontally into two pieces, in my hands. 

Even now I am at a loss to understand how it could have broken, and I really felt very sad. Some consider that broken idols should not be kept at home. Somehow I didn’t feel like discarding it and on second day I got the message how to proceed.

So I set out to do as I was guided. I stuck the two broken parts in such a way that Shiva and Kamakhya are now in same level, with the lotus in Devi’s hand placed near the chest of Shiva. 

I felt a tremor of Bhakti on seeing the end result!

The logical mind’s explanation

Looking at the idol brings these general thoughts to mind, though it has personal connotations for me too.

Generally, especially in India, girls WERE traditionally groomed to become good wives and mothers. According to a popular verse of Neeti Sara, the 6 Noble Virtues a housewife should have are summed up in the verse:

‘Karyeshu Dasi, Karaneshu Manthri; Bhojeshu Mata, Shayaneshu Rambha, Roopeshu lakshmi, Kshamayeshu Dharitri, Shat dharmayukta, Kuladharma Pathni’.

The meaning being, “Be like a servant in doing the chores of the house, give intelligent advice like a minister to her husband, serve food to the husband as lovingly as a mother feeds her son, be like a courtesan in the Bedroom, beautiful like Maha Lakshmi and have the forbearance of Mother Earth.”

Changing priorities

But as women entered the general work force and men didn’t change their habits to share household responsibilities, there was friction and women started feeling better and superior to men, thus reducing their respect towards men. But now times are slowly changing, a man and woman are slowly becoming equal partners, as my new idol depicts! 

Can We Let Reiki Be The Controlling Factor In Our Lives?

  Yesterday I got an interesting question from a Reiki practitioner:

 “I do self healing every day, rarely do I skip. Once in a while I miss doing Reiki for three to four days and exactly on those days, I am seeing problems at my home and this has happened many times.  Mam, why is life dependent on Reiki to this level? Or is it compulsory to do it everyday? Am I doing any mistake?”

This really got me thinking. Are we letting Reiki be the controlling factor in our lives?

What is your controlling factor?

What is it that you want to do/have every single day of your life? Are you addicted to having your morning tea/ coffee? Is it ok if you don’t take bath before going to work? Is it ok if your spouse/child doesn’t give you that Good morning smile/kiss?

When we want so many other things in life on a daily basis, why are we reluctant to daily Reiki self healing?

Let us understand what Reiki does

First of all, Reiki balances the energy system of our body and mind. This ensures a smooth flow of life, keeping our mind clear and calm to deal with daily challenges in a peaceful, mature way. To me, doing daily Reiki self healing is akin to breathing every moment. Reiki heals us, protects us, ensures our growth, and most importantly, keeps us grounded.

Grounding, the challenging aspect of today’s life style

Excessive use of electronic devices, lack of home cooked (prepared with love) food, along with the absence of deep enriching human relationships keep us totally ungrounded. This state can affect the very basis of a healthy existence. Here Reiki comes as a real boon, helping us find our balance. And with such simple technique, that takes a little amount of time!

So, what do you say? Should we let Reiki healing be a daily habit?

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